WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1006.
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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ASTORIA SECURES
LARGE CONTRACT
GOVERNMENT AWARDS CON
TRACT TO THE CITY LUMBER A
BOX COMPANY FOR LUMBER
FOR JETTY NEXT YEAR.
Material for line at the Columbia
Klvnr J"tly next season l already Im
InK piirchaiit'd by the government A
contract wee awarded (hie morning to
the. Pity Lumber A im Company of
Astoria to supply t.217.000 feet of lum
lier for isn.jsto.
Thrt Washington A Oregon Lumber
Company of Vancouver, agreed to fur
nish the lot for 120,777.3 end the
Kintal, A Westing Company, of Tort-
land, for $21,15.0)1. IMIvery will he
at Fort Hteveii.
rri'iiiiiU for furnishing end delivering-
coal for the government plant
In 1907 are being received In the of -Hie
of the I'nlted Hlatee englnerre nt
Portland. A contract for supplyltiK the
fuel will be opened nl 11 o'clock No
vember 20, The fuel In for the u
of the rolled Htate dredgeboat, W.
8. I-ndd, end n couple of tug boat
nnd to keep Port Htevene In roe!,
When working to ea parity tho Ijidd
conNiimee about ISO tune of coal a
month, nnd each of the tint In the
neighborhood of SO lone. Fort Htevene
will alo require 50 tone a month.
Should ('oligcene appropriate money
for continuing the work on the Jetty
tilling 1907. It la estimated that the
qimnlllv of coal required for Fort
Hlcven would be Inrrenned during
the working eenon, to !75 ton a
month.
Ijile repor!N from tho moiilh of tho
rolliinblii arc that the J.-lly wae
practically unharmed by the recent
storm. It In held that thin speak
wi ll f,,r Hume who are In charge of the
oiihi ruction work tho past eenaon,
tnirliig tli storm of n yenr ago the
structure Invariably sustained Home
damage. It In now believed that the
Jeriy will be In fine shape for the con
tinuance of the work n eoon nx stif
frbn: money m nviillable.
Hot no ox'i!itloon will be elnrted In
the iIImIi Ii I on mi extensive scale tin
lll ii.xl sprlnir. The building of the
'lllo iinal ha hei'ti temporarily
iibaii'loiii.cl on arronrt of the httth wa
Backache, "The Blues'
Both Symptoms of Organic Derangement . tn
WomenThousands of Sufferers Find Relief.
IIow often do wo hear women say: "It
lecins as though my back would break,"
or "Don't spcukto me, I am all out of
sorts"? These sign I llennt remarks prove
that the system requires attention.
Ilackaciio and " the blues" are direct
symptoms of an inward trouble which
will sooner or later declare itself. It
may be caused by diseased kidneys or
some derangement of the organs.
Nature requires assistance and at once,
and Lydia 13. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
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women, It has been the standby of
intelligent American women for twenty
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medicine,
Rend tho convincing testimonials of
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Cotrely.
Mrs. J, C. Holmes, of Larimore, North
Dakota, writes :
Dear Mrs. Flnkliam:
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and female trouble I let the trouble run on
until my system was in uch a condition that
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My backaches and headaches are all gone and
I suiter no pain at my monthlv periods,
whereas before I took Lydia K, Plnkhara'i
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Mrs. Emma Cotrely, 109 East 12th
Street, New York City, writes :
Dear Mrs, Pinkham:
" I feel it my duty to tell all suffering women
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ler, With the exception of the In
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Tho Hood simply moan that the eon-
r:.::
bulldlng the flist suction of
I will nut be completed In the
time specified.
WINE BUSINESS.
Interesting Fight Between California
and Middle Wt.
NKW YOllK, Nov. 20. The Journal
of Commerce today uy that a great
fight for the control of the chenp do
mestic wine bulne of thn United
Htnte le on, with the producer of
Cnllfornla solidly nrriiyd on one. side
ami thoee of the Middle W"t on the
other. The buiilne iimount to n
very large total nniitially ami million"
of dnllari are represented In Invested
capital The probabilities are that no
trm-o will lie reached und that one
nMu or the other will he benefitted In
any event through the thrcKhlng .Hit
of the wine situation. The California
J wlne nm() h(ive , lnll,Prty
I llu.B, ..,, ,,.,. ,..,HUlrv , ....
der to drive their Eastern competi
tor from the rich wine consuming
renter, such n Ht. I.oul and New
(irlciniM, where the Kastern were able
to eecure a strong foothold after the
Sun Francisco dleaeter of tiiNt April.
MAN WITHOUT HOME.
Refuted Lending and Doomed to Sail
Seat Forever.
NEW YORK. Nov, 20. Charles Ke.
eider, who wii brought to port In
Iron on board tho Jlrltlsh bark Kent
mere, after having been refused ud
mlnelon to several countrlee at which
the bark touched, fear that he le
doomt'd to mill tho sen forever, Ke
err ehlpped on the Kentmore at Iel
egou Hay In Portugese Kaxt-Afrlca,
Inst spring to go to Kaet Imdoti.
Catitulii Hurch of the bark eay the
man I a clf-ronfesd crlmlnnl nnd
at the different port when thl wa
learned, Ki''er ww refused jx-r-
mlHelon to land. Kesscler claim In?
I the victim of II plot, hill the tu
reaii of Iintnlgriitlon here ha forbid
den him to land, rnptaln Hurch eay
he will try to land the man In (ler
many where the man wa bom.
A a greeting for ore, brul and
burnt. Chamberlain' fgve It nil that
can be deilred. It I toothing and
healing In It effect. It allay the pain
of a bum almoin instantly. Thl naive
I alo a certain cure for chapped
hnnda and dleeaee ofthektn. Price
25 cent. For eeJe by Frank Hart,
Leading Druggist
ham' VeRetable Compound. When I com
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everything with backaches, headachra, am
female troubles. I am cniiipletely cured and
enjoy tho best of health, and I owe it all
to you."
When women are troubled with irreg
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weakness, displacements or ulceration,
that beurlng-down feeling, intlamma
tlon of the female orgaua, backache,
bloatiuff (or flatulence), generul de
bility, indigestion und nervous prostra
tion, or are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excit
ability, irritability, nervousness, sleep
lcKsness, melnncholy, " all gone " and
" want-to-be-left-alono" feelings, blues
and hopelessness, they should remem
ber there is one tried and true remedy,
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pound at once removes such troubles,
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of cures of female troubles. No other
medicine in the world has received this
widespread and unqualified endorse
ment. Refuse to buy any substitute.
FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN.
Remember, every woman is cordially
Invited to write to Mrs. Plnkkam if
there is anything about her symptoms
she does not understand. Mrs. Pink
ham is the daughter-in-law of Lydia E.
I'inkham, her assistant before her de
cease, and for twenty-five years since
her advice has been freely and cheer
fully given to every ailing woman who
asks for it. Her advice and medleine
have restored to health innumerable
women. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Best Understands t Woman's Ills.
Thinks Bowser
Acts Oueerlu
He Refue to Find Fault With
Thingi at Home, and This
Worries Wife.
MAKES MANY EXCUSES
Doctor Reauure Her, Declaring It Ii
Only Retting Spell to Get
Better Hold.
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(Copyright, loog, by P, C. Eaetmant
WA8 elQiidliig out on the front
step when Mr. Bowaer dropned
off the car half a block away the
other evening, and I eaw at or.ee
that aomcthliiK wa the matter with
ului. lie did nut turn and shake LI
(1st nt the conductor, and when a
trump aekud aim for money be did not
grub the poor tuna and throw bliu
agalnxt the fence. Between the corner
and the gate a boy waa driving a goat
bitched to a wagon. The goat ran
agaliiNt Mr, Bowser and crowded blin
Into tho ditch. I looked to see that
gout lifted high In the air and fluu
into a shade tree aero tbe street, but
nothing of the sort happened. Mr.
Bowser simply smiled, patted tbe
frightened Ixjy on tbe head and came
along.
"Are you 111 tonight?" I asked a be
came up the steps and playfully pinch
ed niy eur, something tbjit bad not hap
pened before In fifteen yeara.
111? I never felt better in tuy life,"
ho answered.
"The girl wc::t to bed with a heud
ache thl afternoon, and I'm afraid we
won't have a very good dinner."
"That' all right, dear. Headache
will ImpiHMi, and we must put up wltb
them."
Good Ground Fur Complaint.
lie tnlKtit have complained of tbe
rooHt, the coffee, the puddliiK nnd other
tlilnpi. but not n word did be utter. I
lin. bows fr itAtf run ottt of tbi xard
AND ACHOMS THE ROAD,
encouraged him to do so, but he would
not. 111.1 attitude puzzled nnd alarmed
lite. When we were halfway through
the nieiil I observed that the butcher
was again sending too much bone 'wltb
the meat and that many of the last lot
of potatoes were bud, but he did not
break out Into threats against the
butcher and grocer. On the contrary
be smiled and replied:
"We must not be too bard on them
Mrs. Bowser. Tho butcher must sell
the bones to some one, and potatoes are
not always what the grocer buys them
for."
"I'm afraid the cook can't keep the
pluco here," I continued, a moment
later.
"That wou't trouble us, my dear. It
Is easy to get another."
"I must tell you that a boy lu the
alley threw a stone nud smashed a
pane of glass In one of the bnck win
dows this nfternoan."
On two previous occasions when we
have hud windows broken In the same
way Mr. Bowser had got red In the
face and jumped up and down nnd de
dared It to bo my fault. If I replied
that I whs downtown when It hap
pened be asserted that IJ was my duty
to remain at home nnd watch the win
dows.
"Smashed n pane of glass, eh?" be
queried. "Oh, well, it was probably an
accident. He wits throwing nt a cat.
I was n boy once myself and I know
how reckless I was with missiles."
Wondered nt III Conduct.
I looked nt him across the table and
wondered If he wasn't going to drop
dead. I said nothing further until we
went up to the sitting room. He had
sat down nud lighted ids cigar and had
tho cat on his knee when I observed:
"We might take n ride In the open
car this evening."
A week ago when I made the same
suggestion he glared nt me for half a
minute nnd wanted to know If I
thought he was the man to mix himself
up with cattle nnd hogs. Now ho
smiled sweetly nnd replied:
"With the greatest of pleasure, dear.
I think the ride would do both of us
good."
"Did you know that the gas bill Is
Just as large us last month?" I nsketl
directly, determined to move him.
"I didn't know It, but our bills are
always so rensQnnble thnt vre havejio
kick cotufiig. I used to think a gas
couipuny full of tricks, but I bar
changed my mind about that"
"The range coal In out again. It
went so fast that I believe toe coal
man sold yon a short ton."
"I hardly think so. Of course there
Is lot of talk about dlnbonest coal
men, but we must take It for what It
Is worth. We no doubt got all that was
coming to um, und I don't suppose any
of it hit been wasted in the bouse."
Gave Tramp a 0,aarter.
Six week ago when lu fear and
trembling I bad informed Mr. Bowser
that the coal wa out be bad got up
and fairly howled. He charged tbe
coul man wltb cheating blm out of a
quarter of a ton. and he cbnrged me
with having old another quarter to
trump. I sat and looked at blm and
wondered If he could be my Bowser. I
wa Mtlll looking when a tramp came
to the door. Mr. Bowser answered the
ring, and when asked for a dime be
pulled out a quarter and banded it
over, with:
"Of course I'll help you and be glad
to do It."
Now, two weeks ego that same tramp
called and asked for a nickel, and Mr.
Bowser run blm out of tbe yard and
across the road and threatened him
with state prison for life. When be
had returned to . the sitting room I
asked:
"Did you have a fainting spell at the
office today r
"A what!" be exclaimed. "Why. of
course not I told you I never felt bet
ter. What mnde you ask sncb a silly
question?"
"Because I have a tilt of news, ana
if you were not feeling well I wouldn't
break It for a day or two."
Broke New to Him.
"Let us have It now. You can hoU
the camphor bottle to my nose If yo'i
see me fainting."
"Mother will be here the middle of
the week."
"Will she? That's good. I was
thinking of the dear old lady this after
noon. I shall bo glad to see her."
"She Is your mother-in-law, you
know,"
"Of course."
"And when she Is here she she rath
er liosses you."
"Of course, but I don't lay that tip
ugalnst her. I'll meet her at the depot
with a carriage, and she shall stay al!
the rest of the summer wlS us."
For the next five minutes I didn't
know whether to telephone the doctor,
ring for the ambulance or send out for
tbe police. Mr. Bowser's demeauo:
fairly frightened mc; It was plain thai
he wns acting under some sort of r.
spell. By nnd by I determined to
bring up a subject that bus never fail
ed to arouse bis anger and bring him
back to Bowserdom. He was smooth
Ing the cat und praising the color of
her eyes when I said:
"Mr. Bowser, do you ever recall the
silly love letters you wrote me before
we were innrrled?"
"Once In awhile," he replied, follow
ed by a laugh.
"I have kept them and was rending
them over the other dny. It doesn't
seem possible that you could have
written such rot."
"But 1 wns like all other young
asses. I thought you were the Bun.
moon, stars and all else."
"You used poor grammar nnd spelled
many of jour words wrong."
"No doubt, my dear. When a feller
Is In love he doosii stop for grammar
or orthography. Lord, but how I did
wont to die for you!"
I had brought up the most painful
subject In our lives and the one to
prick him hardest, nud yet be had not
winced. He had even smiled com
placently. I snt there nud tried to
think of something else, but gave up
In despair. By nnd by he nodded and
yawned and after a minute put the
cat down and said:
"Dear, If you don't mind I'll lie
down on the lounge for awhile, but
don't let me sleep more than an hour."
Iu five minutes he was snoring. Then
I went to the telephone and softly rang
up the doctor and said:
"Doctor, I wish you would come
over to the house a minute."
"What Is It?" be asked.
"Mr. Bowser has got a strange spell
on."
"What do you mean by strange
spell?"
"Why, he won't find fault with any
thing and I can't make blm mad. He
is as complacent as a clnm. Do you
think he has a presentiment that he is
not long for this world?"
"Oh, he's nil right," laughed the doc
tor. "Such spells come to all men.
He's just resting, up to get a better
bold. Look out for him when he breaks
loose again. Don't be at all anxious.
I have known n thousand cases of It
Good night." M. QUAD.
. ALWAYS WAS SICK.
When a man says he Is always sick,
troubled with a cough that lasted all
winter what would you think if he
should say he never was sick since
using Ballard's Horehound Syrup.
Such a man exists: Mr. J. C. Clark,
Denver, Colorado, writes: "For years
I was troubled with a severe cough
that would last all winter. This cough
left me In a miserable condition. I
tried Ballard's Horehound Syrup and
have not had a sick day since. That's
what it did for me." Hart's Drug Store
We owe the young people of this
country the best example and teach
ing that we chance to know. That's
good advice. Take Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. Tea or Tablets, 35
cents. For sale by Frank Hart.
FINANCIAL.
REPORT OK THE CONDITION OF THE
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No. 4403.
at Astoria, In the State of Oregon at
the close of business November
12, 1908
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts , 325,(111.80
Overdraft, secured and un
secured 10,005.45
U. H. Bond to secure circu
lation 12,500.00
Premium on U. B. Bond.. , 600.00
Bond, securities, etc 54,834,75
Banking house, furniture,
and fixtures 4,000.00
Other real estate owned... 8,233.41
Due from State Bank and
Bankers 5,537.05
Due form approved reserve
agent 282,053.87
Checks and other cash
..Item 332.56
Note of other National
Bank 2380.00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cent 802.63
Lawful Money reserve in
In Bank, viz:
Specie $44,237.75
Legal-tender
note 125.00 44,362.75
Redemption Fund with U.
S. Treasurer, (5 per cen
of circulation) 625.00
Total ... $749,887.27
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in .... 50,000.00
Surplus fund 35,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid,... 16,772.22
National Bank notes out
standing 12,000.00
Individual deposits
subject to check$351,308.81
Demand certificates
of deposit 38,880.77
Time certificates
of deposit 245,925.47 636,115.05
Total 3749.887.27
State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, is:
L J. E. Hlggins, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the
best of my knowledge nnd belief.
J. E. HIGGINS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
me this 17th day of Nov. 1906,
GEORGE C. FULTON,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAU,
GEO. W. WARREN.
Directors.
TURKEYS FLY HIGH.
Believed the Price Will Reach Forty
Cents a Pound.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. Turkeys for
Thanksgiving tables may reach 35 or
forty cents a pound this year. The
wholesale price reached 21 cents yes
terday and the retail price is much
higher. A plague known as blackhead
has been sweeping the East, killing
thousands of turkeys, and dealers say
th's will diminish the supply.
Sells More of Chamberlain's Couah
Remedy than of All Others
" Put Together.
Mr. Thomas George, a merchant at
Mt. Elgin, Ontario, says: "I have had
the local agency for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy ever since it was intro
duced into Canada, and sell as much
of It as I do of all other lines I have
on my shelves put together. Of the
many dozens sold under guarantee, I
have not had one bottle returned. I
can personally recommed this medi
cine as I have used it myself and given
it to my children and always with the
best results." For sale by Frank Hart,
Leading Druggist
Morning Astorian, 00 cents per montL
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Commencing Monday, May 14
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Portland, Astoria
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TIME CARD
Steamer Telegraph from Portland
to Astoria.
Leave Portland , 7r00 a- m-
Arrive Astoria 1:00 p. m.
Steamer Telegraph from Astoria
to Portland
Leave Astoria 2:80 p1 m
Arrive Portland .9:00 p. m
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PHONE 2211 MAIN.
FINANCIAL.
REi ORT OF THE CONDITION Oi THE
First National Banlc
at Astoria, In the State of Oregon, at
the close of business, November 12th,
1906.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts 3459,032.16
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured 3,651.74
U. S. Bonds to secure circu
lation 25,000.00
Premium on U. S. Bonds .... 600.00
Bonds, securities, etc 63,130.00
Other real estate owned .... 3,000.00
Due from National Banks,
(not reserve agents) .... 130,717.26
Due from State Banks and
Banker 63,771.14
Due from approved reserve
agent 206,876.24
Checks and other cash
Items 149.46
Notes of other National
Banks 1,385.00
Nickels and cents 381.08
Lawful money reserve in
bank, viz:
Specie $164,000.00
Legal tender
notes 450.00 164,450.00
Redemption fund with U.
S. Treasurer (5 per cent
of circulation 1,250.00
Total ..." ILU3.294.08
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In ......3100,000.00
Surplus fund 10,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid.... 37,209.79
National Bank notes out
standing 25,000.00
Individual deposits
subject to check
$731,021.74
Demand certificates
of deposit 210,062.55 941,084.29
Total
....31.113,294.08
State oi Oregon, County of Clatsops;
I, S. S. Gordon cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
8. S. GORDON,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 15th day of November, 1906.
C A. COOLLDGE,
Notary Public,
Correct Attest:
G. C. FLAVEL,
w. f. McGregor,
J. WESLEY LADD,
Directors.
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